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  • Rodney Buchanan avatar

    What’s It All About?

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Feb 19, 2012
    based on 118 ratings
     | 151,659 views

    What is life meant to be and how was it meant to be lived?

    This past week we heard about the death of Whitney Houston, one of the most talented and most beautiful women who has ever lived. I thought she was a wonderful person in many ways. She absolutely had it all: talent, beauty, wealth and the adoration of the world. We still don’t know about ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    From Mission Impossible To Mission Accomplished!

    Contributed by Victor Ramlall on Aug 2, 2014
    based on 4 ratings
     | 13,200 views

    God is delighted and able to take the misfits and rejected of society, and patiently turn them into world shakers and world changers for the Kingdom of God! All he needs is a surrendered and committed life.

    Acts 4:1-13 KJV And as they spake unto the people, the priests, and the captain of the temple, and the Sadducees, came upon them, 2 Being grieved that they taught the people, and preached through Jesus the resurrection from the dead. 3 And they laid hands on them, and put them in hold unto ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    First Christmas Of Jesus

    Contributed by William R. Nabaza on Dec 23, 2014
     | 4,299 views

    To show that our celebrations even CHRISTmas celebration, the real meaning is JESUS, if you don't have JESUS in your heart, your celebration is fake.

    I. EXORDIUM: Do you have JESUS in your heart? II. AUDIENCE PROFILE: Believers III. OBJECTIVES: To show that our celebrations even CHRISTmas celebration, the real meaning is JESUS, if you don't have JESUS in your heart, your celebration is fake. IV. TEXT: Luke 2:7 (Amplified Bible) 2:7 And ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Salvation's Three Wonderful Blessings Series

    Contributed by Bob Marcaurelle on Mar 2, 2016
    based on 2 ratings
     | 7,668 views

    Sermon one on the doctrine of salvation gives the three blessings of salvation: deliverance from sin's damning penalty (justification); sin's dominating power (regeneration) and sin's defiling presence (glorification).

    SALVATION FROM A TO Z Bob Marcaurelle freesermons@homeorchurchbiblestudy.com Website: Yahoo search homeorchurchbiblestudy.com bob marcaurelle Copyright 2005 by Bob Marcaurelle 2014 Revision by Bob Marcaurelle Sermon 1 SALVATION’S THREE WONDERFUL BLESSINGS “Call his name, Jesus (The ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Our Exalted Lord Series

    Contributed by Bob Marcaurelle on Mar 2, 2016
     | 4,252 views

    This message shows how the resurrection of Jesus was the first stage of exalting Him to the highest place. It was followed by the tenth appearance in the Gospels when Jesus ascended in front of his followers.

    BIBLE MESSAGES ON EASTER Bob Marcaurelle freesermons@homeorchurchbiblestudy.com Yahoo to homeorchurchbiblestudy.com bob marcaurelle Message 10 The Christian Faith from A to Z Sermon 26 The Doctrine of Christ Phil. 2:5-11 OUR EXALTED LORD 1. The Ministry of His Life (Acts 10:38; Isa. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Anointed One Series

    Contributed by D Marion Clark on Mar 6, 2016
     | 5,694 views

    We look at the very word “Messiah.” What does it mean? How did it become associated with the one whom Israel had placed her hope?

    Isaiah 61:1-3 Anointed One June 7, 2015 D. Marion Clark Introduction Jesus and his disciples are nearing Emmaus. He has taken the two disciples through the Scriptures, demonstrating how he has fulfilled them in regard to being the Messiah even as he was being crucified. He has bruised the head ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    What Is Your Calling? (Part 6) Series

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Mar 10, 2016
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,248 views

    Has God really called you? Then where is that separation? Where is your heart? What is it captivated by? Is the presence of the Holy Spirit evident in your life? This is not something you can determine or speak for yourself. This the church will testify.

    Opening Illustration: A certain king needed a faithful servant and had to choose between two candidates for the office. He took both at fixed wages and told them to fill a basket with water from a nearby well, saying that he would come in the evening to inspect their work. After dumping one or two ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Secret Of Joy

    Contributed by John Gaston on Mar 17, 2016
     | 18,941 views

    The difference between happiness and joy. Why is joy so important? 4 Basic Ingredients of joy.

    THE SECRET OF JOY Neh. 8:10 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR: Fishing Tourney Coming Up Saturday 1. What do you get when you cross a banker with a fish? A loan shark! 2. What do monsters eat? Fish & ships! 3. Why do fish always know how much they weigh? Because they have their own scales. 4. Who cleans ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    The Greatest Comeback In History Series

    Contributed by John Pearrell on Apr 7, 2016
     | 11,704 views

    We all love comeback stories. The greatest comeback of all time was Jesus physically raising from the dead

    In November 2001, Sports Illustrated magazine was covering the baseball World Series in which the Arizona Diamondbacks recovered from a slump to defeat the New York Yankees in the last inning of the final game. It started the editors thinking about the greatest comebacks in history. So, they ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Is Your Lamp Still Burning?

    Contributed by Thomas Swope on Nov 13, 2019
     | 3,962 views

    A study in Psalm 56: 1 – 13

    Psalm 56: 1 – 13 Is your lamp still burning? To the Chief Musician. Set to “The Silent Dove in Distant Lands.” A Michtam of David when the Philistines captured him in Gath. 1 Be merciful to me, O God, for man would swallow me up; Fighting all day he oppresses me. 2 My enemies would hound me all ...read more

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    Denomination: Calvary Chapel

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    Where Is God When It Hurts?

    Contributed by David Dunn on Oct 22, 2025
     | 115 views

    When life hurts, God’s presence sustains, His sovereignty prevails, and His purpose transforms suffering into glory through the Cross of Christ.

    There are times when life just doesn’t make sense. You love God. You serve Him. You try to walk uprightly. Yet pain seems to find you like a heat-seeking missile. You look around, and the wicked are prospering, the proud are climbing, and the people who mock God seem to have the easiest lives of ...read more

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    Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

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    The Double Life Of King Asa

    Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Nov 5, 2025
     | 377 views

    Many make the mistake of thinking that all the things in the Old Testament no longer apply to our modern age. Even some preachers in their sermon preparation choose to preach out of the New Testament, because they feel that the New Testament is more applicable to today’s congregations.

    While much of the Old Testament did deal with Israel and the ceremonial laws that were given to them, a great deal of it is for us today. For example, we are to learn from the examples of the lives of the characters in the Old Testament. Paul said in Romans 15:4, “For whatsoever things were ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    He Will Reign Forever: Mary’s Child And David’s Covenant

    Contributed by Rev. Matthew Parker on Nov 9, 2025
     | 175 views

    A message about messianic prophesy, linking early Biblical prophesies with the Incarnation

    November 9, 2025 Sermon: He Will Reign Forever: Mary’s Child and David’s Covenant We are starting a short, three-week series today that’s going to look closely at indicators or hints in the Old Testament about the promise of the coming deliverer of Israel, the coming King, the coming Messiah. So ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    "Seek Righteousness…seek Humility”

    Contributed by Michael Otterstatter on Feb 27, 2023
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,943 views

    Sackcloth and ashes. Fasting and weeping. Tearing clothes and pulling out hair. Lying face down in the dirt. What does repentance look like for New Testament believers? The Prophet Zephaniah reminds of us what believers do when they are repentant.

    Sackcloth and ashes. Fasting and weeping. Tearing clothes and pulling out hair. Lying face down in the dirt. Those are some powerful pictures of repentance, wouldn’t you agree? And what were Old Testament believers saying with these traditions? Wearing clothes made from rough ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    The Primary Signs Of Jesus' Return - Part 3 And Conclusion Series

    Contributed by Dr. Craig Nelson on Feb 27, 2023
    based on 4 ratings
     | 1,897 views

    How to Become An Overcomer

    LESSON III Becoming An Overcomer Salvation is a gift from God and is not based upon works or abiding by obedience to the Law but upon what Jesus did on the Cross (Acts 2:38-39). Jesus said that genuine overcomers are those who are Born-Again and have been born from above by God through the new ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational